The 50 US states, ranked by dumpster rental quality.
6,257 operators. Every US state. One 100-point DCS Score rubric. No opinion, no paid placement, just the math. Here's which states have the best and worst dumpster rental operators in America.
Top 3 states
The three best states in America for finding a reputable dumpster rental company.
Colorado
Utah
Indiana
Bottom 3 states
The three worst-scoring states. Lower average DCS scores, fewer Elite operators, higher ghost-listing rates. Shop carefully in these markets.
The full leaderboard
Every state and territory, ranked by average DCS Score. Click any state to see the full operator directory.
| Rank | State | Avg DCS | Operators | Elite | Ghost % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | 67.4 | 139 | 30 | 8.6% |
| 2 | Utah | 66.4 | 67 | 9 | 3% |
| 3 | Indiana | 64.9 | 113 | 19 | 4.4% |
| 4 | Maryland | 64.9 | 80 | 14 | 5% |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 64.5 | 147 | 27 | 3.4% |
| 6 | Ohio | 64.3 | 274 | 55 | 7.7% |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 64.3 | 65 | 14 | 6.2% |
| 8 | Missouri | 64.2 | 109 | 13 | 2.8% |
| 9 | West Virginia | 64.2 | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 10 | Washington | 64.1 | 76 | 11 | 7.9% |
| 11 | Iowa | 63.8 | 67 | 8 | 3% |
| 12 | Idaho | 63.7 | 59 | 8 | 8.5% |
| 13 | Minnesota | 63 | 68 | 11 | 2.9% |
| 14 | North Carolina | 62.8 | 192 | 22 | 6.8% |
| 15 | Tennessee | 62.5 | 166 | 30 | 7.2% |
| 16 | Kentucky | 62 | 60 | 8 | 8.3% |
| 17 | South Carolina | 61.5 | 104 | 15 | 9.6% |
| 18 | Maine | 61.2 | 5 | 0 | 20% |
| 19 | Michigan | 61 | 157 | 18 | 3.8% |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 61 | 89 | 13 | 6.7% |
| 21 | Georgia | 60.5 | 208 | 35 | 12% |
| 22 | Oregon | 60.4 | 55 | 5 | 9.1% |
| 23 | Kansas | 60.3 | 63 | 8 | 4.8% |
| 24 | Massachusetts | 60.3 | 137 | 15 | 6.6% |
| 25 | New Hampshire | 60.2 | 26 | 1 | 0% |
| 26 | Illinois | 60.1 | 155 | 17 | 7.7% |
| 27 | Florida | 60 | 561 | 46 | 8.9% |
| 28 | Rhode Island | 59.6 | 35 | 3 | 5.7% |
| 29 | South Dakota | 59.6 | 20 | 2 | 5% |
| 30 | Virginia | 59 | 112 | 14 | 8% |
| 31 | Nevada | 58.9 | 78 | 9 | 12.8% |
| 32 | Nebraska | 58.6 | 74 | 6 | 6.8% |
| 33 | Delaware | 58.5 | 15 | 2 | 6.7% |
| 34 | Connecticut | 58.2 | 92 | 8 | 8.7% |
| 35 | District of Columbia | 57.4 | 12 | 0 | 16.7% |
| 36 | Arkansas | 57.2 | 42 | 6 | 9.5% |
| 37 | New York | 56.7 | 175 | 15 | 15.4% |
| 38 | Arizona | 56.4 | 198 | 21 | 26.3% |
| 39 | New Mexico | 56.3 | 37 | 3 | 8.1% |
| 40 | California | 55.8 | 797 | 65 | 12.5% |
| 41 | Texas | 55.6 | 728 | 73 | 11.5% |
| 42 | New Jersey | 55.3 | 122 | 11 | 7.4% |
| 43 | Alabama | 54.5 | 119 | 11 | 14.3% |
| 44 | Louisiana | 53.9 | 122 | 8 | 9% |
| 45 | Mississippi | 53.7 | 38 | 1 | 10.5% |
| 46 | Hawaii | 50 | 41 | 4 | 9.8% |
| 47 | Wyoming | 49.7 | 34 | 0 | 0% |
| 48 | Alaska | 48.2 | 18 | 0 | 11.1% |
| 49 | Vermont | 45.6 | 22 | 0 | 0% |
| 50 | Montana | 45.5 | 33 | 0 | 3% |
| 51 | North Dakota | 44.6 | 33 | 0 | 0% |
How the DCS Score works
Every operator is scored across five transparent components: rating quality, review volume, consistency, trust signals, and data completeness. No paid placements. No hidden formulas. Just math.
Read the methodologyRankings last updated April 2026. Data from Google Places API + public listings. Territories with fewer than 5 operators excluded.